Posts Tagged ‘boss’

Tomorrow Cakewalk will be hosting a public webinar demonstrating their new V-Studio 20 recording interface. Attendees to the webinar will receive a free 3-month subscription to Guitar Player magazine and a free V-Studio e-book by Craig Anderton, plus other special offers. The online program includes a 30-minute demonstration hosted by Cakewalk Product Specialist Zac Kenney, along with special guest performers guitarist Charlie O’Neal and vocalist Craig Rawding from The Delta Generators.

BOSS announced this week another addition to it’s line of portable multi-track recorders called the BOSS BR-800. The BR-800 is a battery (or AC adapter) powered digital recorder that has the ability to record up to four tracks or eight tracks played back simultaneously, plus an additional stereo track dedicated to the built-in rhythm generator.

BOSS has announced the addition of the ME-25 Guitar Multiple Effects to its popular line of floor-based multi-effects at the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. The compact and durable ME-25 inherits its high-quality sounds from the flagship ME-70, and packs a ton of BOSS tone tools into one affordable package.

The ME-25 will be shipping in January with a retail price of $276.50 USD.

Found on pedal boards nearly everywhere, BOSS tuners have been keeping guitarists playing in tune since 1983. But no word yet if they’ve developed anything to keep us in key. At the NAMM show BOSS announced a new version of the classic tuner aptly named the TU-3. The BOSS TU-3 updates the current version, the TU-2, with some new features and enhanced functionality.

Famous pedal maker BOSS is holding a gear giveaway between Nov 1st 2009 until December 31st 2009. The contest will have you guessing the name the BOSS pedal used in a particular riff. You can listen to the riffs on the BOSS website – The Big BOSS Giveaway. The gear will include a signed pedal from the like of Dave Navarro, Frank Gambale, Yngwie Malmsteen and Lincoln Brewster.

BOSS has recently announced a very cool looking practice tool for guitarists called the eBand JS-8. The eBand JS-8 will allow guitarists to upload any song into the device and play along with the song, modify the song’s tempo for learning note-by-note or even use the built-in software to remove the guitar track all together.

But that’s not all. The eBand comes preloaded with 300 backing tracks and rhythm loops which also include pre-programmed guitar effects. You can even record your guitar with the eBand JS-8. This is pretty much an all-in-one practice tool for guitarists at home. You can work songs you’re learning, rehearse your band’s music or just jam out to some of the backing loops included. We also like the portability of the device. You’re not tethered to your desktop or laptop computer. It’s also pretty much plug and go. Check the video.

Fender does have a reissue of the classic, tube-driven reverb tank called the Fender ’63 Reverb Unit. But these units for about $750.00. BOSS has managed to squeeze much of that great reverb tone into one of their stompboxes and for a fraction of the price. Check out the video with Steve Trovato demonstrating the versatility and tone of the new pedal.

Guitar pedal companies are known for hyperbole, but Boss‘s claim that their flagship live sampling pedal is “the best live looping tool ever built” is simply insane. Nonetheless, it’s the best I’ve ever been able to afford…certainly the best under $1000, and the best you can find without resorting to rack-mounted or software-based systems.